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As of March 1, 2017 NEVADA WILD HORSE AND BURRO AREAS ADMINISTRATED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT as of March 1, 2017 HERD MANAGEMENT AREAS (HMAs) - AREAS MANAGED FOR WILD HORSES AND BURROS HERD AREA HERD MANAGEMENT AREA Horse AML Horse AML Estimated Horse HERD AREA NAME Herd Code BLM Acres Total Acres Acres BLM Acres Total Acres Low End High End (1) Pop Transferred from BLM AMARGOSA VALLEY NV0511 8,124 8,819 0 8,124 8,819 0 0 0 ANTELOPE (from NV0490 & NV0495) (3) NV0401 0 0 0 327,385 399,761 150 324 1,271 ANTELOPE VALLEY (from NV0106) NV0107 414,816 417,092 0 496,167 504,714 155 259 1,320 ASH MEADOWS NV0509 96,448 115,143 0 96,448 115,143 0 0 0 AUGUSTA MOUNTAINS NV0311 311,726 315,857 0 176,208 177,570 185 308 570 BALD MOUNTAIN NV0603 139,693 139,875 0 139,693 139,875 129 215 359 BLACK ROCK RANGE (original name Black Rock East) (6) NV0234 91,191 93,438 0 185,478 183,520 112 186 492 BLUE WING MOUNTAINS NV0217 17,854 17,854 0 17,854 17,854 22 36 0 BUFFALO HILLS NV0220 125,207 131,861 0 125,207 131,861 188 314 762 BULLFROG NV0629 146,701 157,180 0 146,701 157,180 0 0 0 CALICO MOUNTAINS NV0222 158,086 160,831 0 158,086 160,831 200 333 438 CALLAGHAN (from NV0687 & NV0689) (3) NV0604 0 0 0 152,726 156,156 134 237 425 CLAN ALPINE NV0310 298,064 302,226 0 298,064 302,226 612 979 882 DESATOYA (from NV0688) NV0606 21,699 22,399 0 157,838 161,678 127 180 476 DIAMOND (13) NV0609 169,028 211,974 0 145,341 166,632 91 151 363 DIAMOND HILLS NORTH NV0104 70,531 71,534 0 70,531 71,564 22 37 189 DIAMOND HILLS SOUTH (original name Railroad Pass) NV0412 20,288 20,288 0 20,082 20,082 10 22 150 DOGSKIN MOUNTAINS NV0302 6,497 6,523 0 6,497 6,523 10 15 54 EAGLE (from NV0404 & NV0521) (3) NV0414 0 0 0 659,188 660,610 100 210 1,350 EL DORADO MOUNTAINS NV0501 15,120 96,224 0 15,120 16,525 0 0 0 FISH CREEK (from NV0698) NV0612 246,786 250,966 0 250,244 252,771 107 180 476 FISH LAKE VALLEY** (13) NV0622 64,007 67,085 0 64,007 67,085 32 54 149 FLANIGAN NV0301 16,319 17,147 0 16,319 17,147 80 124 208 FORT SAGE (4) NV0320 1,939 1,950 0 1,939 1,950 29 36 73 FOX-LAKE RANGE NV0228 172,692 177,724 0 172,692 177,724 122 204 532 GARFIELD FLAT NV0313 125,420 142,716 0 125,420 142,716 83 125 205 GOLD BUTTE NV0502 170,354 271,772 0 170,354 178,564 0 0 0 GOLD MOUNTAIN NV0628 106,522 107,638 0 106,522 107,638 0 0 8 GOLDFIELD NV0626 53,391 62,794 0 52,965 62,367 0 0 38 GOSHUTE NV0108 290,923 303,171 0 266,045 267,277 74 123 1,015 GRANITE PEAK NV0303 3,981 4,001 0 3,981 4,001 11 18 24 GRANITE RANGE NV0221 92,016 103,804 0 92,016 103,804 155 258 117 HORSE MOUNTAIN (13) NV0308 49,572 49,779 0 49,572 49,779 78 118 0 HOT CREEK (13) NV0616 81,725 82,230 0 54,238 54,671 25 41 0 JACKSON MOUNTAINS NV0208 276,634 283,775 0 276,634 283,775 130 217 688 JOHNNIE** (from NV0527 & NV0508) (3) NV0510 0 0 0 177,237 179,368 0 0 159 KAMMA MOUNTAINS NV0214 54,410 57,390 0 54,410 57,390 46 77 183 LAHONTAN NV0306 6,937 9,578 0 6,937 9,578 7 10 93 LAVA BEDS NV0215 232,940 233,000 0 232,940 233,000 89 148 463 LITTLE FISH LAKE** (13) NV0614 135,698 139,341 85,007 28,122 28,744 24 39 90 LITTLE HUMBOLDT NV0102 52,367 63,916 0 15,741 17,152 48 80 31 LITTLE OWYHEE NV0200 452,518 460,284 0 452,518 460,284 194 298 786 MARIETTA WILD BURRO RANGE NV0316 64,466 66,045 0 64,466 66,045 0 0 48 MAVERICK-MEDICINE (from NV0106) NV0105 247,817 251,241 0 318,760 323,562 166 276 1,309 MCGEE MOUNTIAN NV0210 41,160 41,160 0 41,160 41,160 0 0 0 MONTEZUMA PEAK (13) NV0625 76,437 77,876 0 76,437 77,876 2 4 69 MUDDY MOUNTAINS NV0503 77,196 187,798 0 77,196 78,705 0 0 19 NEVADA WILD HORSE RANGE NV0524 0 1,301,637 0 0 1,301,637 300 500 858 NEW PASS-RAVENSWOOD (13) NV0602 284,475 285,878 0 284,475 285,878 340 566 643 NORTH STILLWATER NV0229 176,800 178,927 0 176,800 178,927 138 205 633 OWYHEE NV0101 336,233 339,103 0 336,233 339,103 139 231 139 PALMETTO NV0624 115,359 118,273 0 115,359 118,273 46 76 10 PANCAKE** (from NV0402 & NV0405) (3) NV0415 0 0 0 849,613 849,922 240 493 1,800 PAYMASTER (original name Paymaster-Lone Mountain) NV0621 98,810 100,590 0 98,810 100,590 23 38 62 PILOT MOUNTAIN (from NV0315 & NV0690) NV0314 129,703 130,499 0 475,440 477,133 249 415 691 PINE NUT MOUNTAINS NV0305 183,479 251,792 0 95,391 104,316 118 179 646 RED ROCK** (from NV0525)(original name Red Rock-Bird Springs) (3) NV0504 0 0 0 157,443 161,969 16 27 167 REVEILLE (13) NV0619 387,676 389,050 0 104,500 105,499 82 138 90 ROBERTS MOUNTAIN (13) NV0607 221,922 225,906 0 99,321 99,988 90 150 596 ROCK CREEK NV0103 144,907 183,500 0 98,185 121,434 150 250 448 ROCKY HILLS (original name North Simpson Park) NV0605 81,435 83,988 0 81,435 83,988 90 143 132 SAND SPRINGS WEST NV0630 168,189 168,189 0 152,277 152,277 29 49 213 SAULSBURY** NV0620 142,743 144,240 0 134,508 135,081 24 40 201 SEVEN MILE** (original name Antelope (HA)) (13) NV0613 103,998 104,878 7,226 96,772 97,654 30 50 257 SEVEN TROUGHS NV0216 131,413 148,884 0 131,413 148,884 94 156 603 SHAWAVE MOUNTAINS II (7) NV0235 102,837 107,081 0 177,204 139,552 82 136 997 SILVER KING (from NV0410, NV0522, & NV0523) (3) NV0416 0 0 0 574,962 575,460 60 128 850 SILVER PEAK (13) NV0623 239,801 242,462 0 239,801 242,462 0 0 31 SNOWSTORM MOUNTAINS NV0201 103,802 117,109 0 103,802 117,109 90 140 310 SOUTH SHOSHONE NV0601 147,923 150,917 0 132,401 133,093 60 100 606 SOUTH STILLWATER NV0309 9,773 9,773 0 9,773 9,773 8 16 28 SPRUCE-PEQUOP NV0109 312,490 328,944 0 234,975 240,744 49 82 1,170 STONE CABIN**(from NV0699) NV0618 281,913 285,854 0 402,567 407,706 218 364 452 STONEWALL (13) NV0627 23,780 23,887 0 23,780 23,887 0 0 0 TOBIN RANGE NV0231 186,654 198,236 0 186,654 198,236 25 42 27 TRIPLE B** (from NV0403, NV0407, & NV0406) (3) NV0417 0 0 0 1,230,579 1,232,494 250 518 1,702 WARM SPRINGS CANYON NV0226 91,105 91,710 0 91,105 91,710 105 175 220 WASSUK NV0312 51,626 51,743 0 51,626 51,743 109 165 145 WHEELER PASS** (from NV0525) (3) NV0507 0 0 0 273,898 275,575 47 66 108 WHISTLER MOUNTAIN (from NV0698) (3) NV0608 0 0 0 42,660 43,245 14 24 30 HICKISON SUMMIT* NV0610 57,275 57,275 0 57,275 57,275 0 0 0 MONTGOMERY PASS* NV0317 84,500 87,339 30,922 49,023 50,815 64 81 238 NORTH MONITOR* (13) NV0611 11,277 11,512 0 11,277 11,512 6 8 30 TOTAL 9,717,198 11,722,475 123,155 14,032,947 15,668,201 7,134 11,987 31,017 1. High End AML is reported as the maximum number of animals sustainable on a yearlong basis. 2. Most Recent Year @ AML is the last time AML was achieved on the HMA. 3. HMAs created from other HAs will not have acres in the HA columns. 4. Fort Sage AML is established in both CA (29) & NV (36); administered by CA. 5. % of AML: If estimated population is above High AML, this value is the estimated population divided by the High AML (as a percentage of High AML). If estimated population is below Low AML, this value is the estimated population divided by the Low AML (as a percentage of Low AML). "Within AML" means that the estimate is between Low AML and High AML. 6. Black Rock East and West have been combined into Black Rock Range per the Winnemucca RMP; 2015. 7. Shawave Mountains and Nightengale Mountains have been combined into Shawave Mountains II per the Winnemucca RMP; 2015. 13. No low AML established. Identified Low AML is based on 60% of AML. HERD AREAS (HAs) - AREAS NOT MANAGED FOR WILD HORSES AND BURROS HERD AREA Most Recent Estimated Estimated Last Gather Population HERD AREA NAME Herd Code BLM Acres Total Acres Acres Horse Pop Burro Pop Mo/Year (10) Inventory Transferred Mo/Year from BLM ANTELOPE RANGE NV0211 82,071 131,581 0 45 0 Oct-99 Jan-15 APPLEWHITE NV0518 30,646 30,968 0 17 0 Oct-09 Mar-16 AUSTIN (into NV0604) NV0687 84,223 85,794 0 0 0 BLACK ROCK RANGE WEST (6) NV0227 94,287 96,543 0 0 0 Dec-11 BLOODY RUNS NV0204 44,896 74,097 0 0 0 Oct-96 BLUE DIAMOND (in NV0525) (9) NV0505 Never designated 0 0 0 0 BLUE NOSE PEAK NV0514 84,627 84,788 0 68 0 Oct-09 Mar-16 BUCK-BALD (into NV0417) NV0403 309,106 322,003 0 0 0 Aug-06 BULTER BASIN* NV0686 10,345 10,345 0 0 0 BUTTE (from NV0406; into NV0417) (11) NV0407 0 0 0 0 0 Aug-06 CAVE VALLEY (in NV0410) NV0493 76,376 76,415 0 0 0 CHERRY CREEK (into NV0417) (original name Cherry Creek-Egan) NV0406 472,429 481,287 0 46 0 Feb-87 Mar-16 CLOVER CREEK NV0517 33,187 33,420 0 106 0 Oct-09 Mar-16 CLOVER MOUNTAINS NV0516 172,733 173,088 0 373 0 Oct-09 Mar-16 DEER LODGE CANYON (into NV0414) NV0521 107,988 109,753 0 0 0 Mar-07 DELAMAR MOUNTAINS NV0515 184,377 185,843 0 445 0 Feb-16 Mar-16 DOBBIN SUMMIT*** NV0615 19,190 19,309 0 0 0 DRY LAKE (into NV0416) NV0410 415,017 417,957 0 0 0 Dec-06 DUNLAP (into NV0314) NV0690 218,953 219,073 0 0 0 EAST RANGE NV0225 321,328 451,904 0 55 0 Nov-01 Jan-15 EUGENE MOUNTAINS NV0207 49,215 86,093 0 0 0 Jun-93 Jan-15 FORTIFICATION (into NV0404) NV0496 337,176 344,655 0 0 0 GABBS VALLEY RANGE (into NV314) NV0315 126,784 127,562 0 0 0 Nov-87 GOLDEN GATE (into NV0411) NV0494 96,247 97,131 0 0 0 GOSHUTE (in NV0401) NV0495 93,086 93,103 0 0 0 GRASS VALLEY (into NV0604) NV0689 68,503 70,361 0 0 0 HIGHLAND PEAK (into NV0416) NV0522 135,986 137,874 0 0 0 Sep-08 HORSE SPRING NV0307 15,302 25,695 0 0 0 Jul-00 HOT SPRINGS MOUNTAINS NV0203 47,873 68,179 0 0 0 HUMBOLDT NV0224 219,075 431,545 0 34 0 Feb-15 IONE NV0691 168,445 168,974 0 34 0 JAKES WASH***(8) NV0408 153,662 153,662 3,468 179 0 Jan-12 Mar-16 KOBEH VALLEY (into NV0608 & NV0612) NV0698 91,084 93,613 0 0 0 KRUM HILLS NV0206 38,107 64,192 0 0 0 Dec-85 LAST CHANCE (into NV0510) NV0527 138,036 161,986 3,687 0 0 LITTLE MOUNTAIN NV0519 53,088 53,258 0 26 0 Sep-08 Mar-16 LOWER PARADISE VALLEY NV0233 16,130 44,896 0 0 0 LUCKY STRIKE (in NV0525) (9) NV0526 Never designated 0 0 0 0 MAVRICK-BUTTE (into NV0403)
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